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Report for America is a national service program that places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered topics and communities. Launched in 2017 and donor-financed, Report for America is creating a new, sustainable system that provides Americans with the information they need to improve their communities, hold powerful institutions accountable, and rebuild trust in the media. Report for America is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. GroundTruth is an award-winning nonprofit media organization with an established track record of training and supporting teams of emerging journalists around the world and in the US.
Maryland Matters Report for America reporters

[avatar user=”Elizabeth Shwe” size=”thumbnail” align=”center” link=”https://www.marylandmatters.org/author/elizabeth-shwe/”]Elizabeth Shwe
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Maryland’s top elections administrator should retire in the wake of glitches and mishaps surrounding Tuesday’s primary election, Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford (R) said…

More than 41,000 Marylanders voted in-person during Tuesday’s primary, officials said, capping off an unusual and unprecedented election that was mostly conducted by mail….

Advocates say some Baltimore City voters received the wrong ballots for Tuesday’s primary election, and were urging them to vote on a provisional ballot…

More than half of child care providers in Maryland said that they may have to close their operations due to financial losses and restrictions…

Winning the primary in Baltimore essentially guarantees victory for the city’s Democratic politicians, often making for an uncompetitive general election in November. That’s why…

As Tuesday’s unprecedented primary loomed, a ballot dropoff box and elections office in downtown Baltimore closed early Monday due to safety concerns over protests….

Report for America announced Monday that it has selected Maryland Matters to host reporters as part of a program to expand state and local news coverage….